Snowy Stare

[Janice Zonneveld]

Nikon D80, 400mm Vr Nikon Lens, Shutter Speed 1/200, Iso 100, F16.0
Photo Taken Early Morning 1/23/08 At The Manatee River Bradenton Florida.

[Lance Warley]

Beautiful pose and bg. Great post for #3...sorry I missed 1 and 2.

Gentle suggestions - tone down the whites on the head and neck to bring out more detail, and lighten/sharpen the eye to bring out the catchlight. This will gve it more pop by contrasting it with the yellow in the lores.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Interesting composition. I find the shadows a bit distracting, too bad the sun was not behind you. It also looks a bit soft on my monitor. Keep them coming!

[Jody Melanson]

Agree with Lance and Axel. I also wish for a little more DOF to get the beak in focus....

[Mike Wilson]

Good tight portrait, a bit odd on the crop but it works with all the feather details. I would try focusing a bit closer like between the eyen and the base of the bill to try and get more of the bill in focus, going to 200 ISO you could use f/22. Shooting close, the DOF is almost nothing at long focal lengths.

[Arthur Morris]

Exposure problems almost always arise when you work off angle to the light... Best to look for a more attractive and equally tame subject. The bill and the forehead of this individual are pretty beaten up. later and love, artie